HTS heading · chapter 42
4202
Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, attache cases, briefcases, school satchels, spectacle cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar containers; traveling bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toiletry bags, knapsacks and backpacks, handbags, shopping bags, wallets, purses, map cases, cigarette cases, tobacco pouches, tool bags, sports bags, bottle cases, jewelry boxes, powder cases, cutlery cases and similar containers, of leather or of composition leather, of sheeting of plastics, of textile materials, of vulcanized fiber or of paperboard, or wholly or mainly covered with such materials or with paper
Analysis
Heading 4202 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, attache cases, briefcases, school satchels, spectacle cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar containers; traveling bags…. It divides into 12 six-digit subheadings and 59 eight-digit tariff lines, with 84 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
The spread of 20 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 20%, applies to 4202.12.21 (trunks, suitcases, vanity cases and similar…) and 4202.12.29 (with outer surface of plastics: other).
2 of its 58 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (3%) and 56 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 20%. The median line pays 7.8%.
1 of the lines carry specific or compound rates (per kilogram, per dozen and so on) rather than a percentage, so their burden depends on the unit value of the goods.
The largest subheadings are 4202.92 (with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of…, 15 lines), 4202.22 (with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of…, 8 lines), 4202.32 (with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of…, 8 lines) and 4202.12 (with outer surface of plastics or of textile…, 6 lines).
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4202.11.00 | With outer surface of leather or of composition leather | 8% |
| 4202.12.21 | Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases and similar containers | 20% |
| 4202.12.29 | With outer surface of plastics: other | 20% |
| 4202.12.40 | Of vegetable fibers and not of pile or tufted construction: of cotton (369) | 6.3% |
| 4202.12.60 | Of vegetable fibers and not of pile or tufted construction: other (870) | 5.7% |
| 4202.12.81 | Of man-made fibers | 17.6% |
| 4202.12.89 | With outer surface of textile materials: other | 17.6% |
| 4202.19.00 | Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, attache cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers: other | 20% |
| 4202.21.30 | Of reptile leather | 5.3% |
| 4202.21.60 | Valued not over $20 each | 10% |
| 4202.21.90 | Valued over $20 each | 9% |
| 4202.22.15 | With outer surface of sheeting of plastics | 16% |
| 4202.22.35 | Wholly or in part of braid: of abaca | 8.4% |
| 4202.22.40 | Wholly or in part of braid: other | 7.4% |
| 4202.22.45 | Of vegetable fibers and not of pile or tufted construction: of cotton (369) | 6.3% |
| 4202.22.60 | Of vegetable fibers and not of pile or tufted construction: other (871) | 5.7% |
| 4202.22.70 | Containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 7% |
| 4202.22.81 | Of man-made fibers (670) | 17.6% |
| 4202.22.89 | Other: other | 17.6% |
| 4202.29.10 | Of materials (other than leather, composition leather, sheeting of plastics, textile materials, vulcanized fiber or paperboard) wholly or mainly covered with paper: of plastics | 5.3% |
| 4202.29.20 | Of materials (other than leather, composition leather, sheeting of plastics, textile materials, vulcanized fiber or paperboard) wholly or mainly covered with paper: of wood | 3.3% |
| 4202.29.50 | Of materials (other than leather, composition leather, sheeting of plastics, textile materials, vulcanized fiber or paperboard) wholly or mainly covered with paper: other | 7.8% |
| 4202.29.90 | Other: other | 20% |
| 4202.31.30 | Of reptile leather | 3.7% |
| 4202.31.60 | With outer surface of leather or of composition leather: other | 8% |
| 4202.32.10 | Of reinforced or laminated plastics | 12.1¢/kg + 4.6% |
| 4202.32.20 | With outer surface of sheeting of plastics: other | 20% |
| 4202.32.40 | Of vegetable fibers and not of pile or tufted construction: of cotton (369) | 6.3% |
| 4202.32.80 | Of vegetable fibers and not of pile or tufted construction: other (871) | 5.7% |
| 4202.32.85 | Containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | Free |
| 4202.32.91 | Other: of cotton (369) | 17.6% |
| 4202.32.93 | Of man-made fibers (670) | 17.6% |
| 4202.32.99 | Other: other (871) | 17.6% |
| 4202.39.10 | Of material (other than leather, composition leather, sheeting of plastics, textile materials, vulcanized fiber or paperboard) wholly or mainly covered with paper: of plastics | 5.3% |
| 4202.39.20 | Of material (other than leather, composition leather, sheeting of plastics, textile materials, vulcanized fiber or paperboard) wholly or mainly covered with paper: of wood | 3.3% |
| 4202.39.50 | Of material (other than leather, composition leather, sheeting of plastics, textile materials, vulcanized fiber or paperboard) wholly or mainly covered with paper: other | 7.8% |
| 4202.39.90 | Other: other | 20% |
| 4202.91.10 | With outer surface of leather or of composition leather: golf bags | 4.5% |
| 4202.91.90 | With outer surface of leather or of composition leather: other | 4.5% |
| 4202.92.04 | Beverage bags whose interior incorporates only a flexible plastic container of a kind for storing and dispensing potable beverages through attached flexible tubing | 7% |
| 4202.92.08 | With outer surface of textile materials: other | 7% |
| 4202.92.10 | Insulated food or beverage bags: other | 3.4% |
| 4202.92.15 | Of vegetable fibers and not of pile or tufted construction: of cotton (369) | 6.3% |
| 4202.92.20 | Of vegetable fibers and not of pile or tufted construction: other (870) | 5.7% |
| 4202.92.31 | Of man-made fibers | 17.6% |
| 4202.92.33 | Of paper yarn or of cotton; containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 17.6% |
| 4202.92.39 | With outer surface of textile materials: other (870) | 17.6% |
| 4202.92.45 | Travel, sports and similar bags: other | 20% |
| 4202.92.50 | Musical instrument cases | 4.2% |
| 4202.92.60 | Other: of cotton | 6.3% |
| 4202.92.91 | Of man-made fibers (except jewelry boxes of a kind normally sold at retail with their contents) (670) | 17.6% |
| 4202.92.93 | With outer surface of textile materials: other | 17.6% |
| 4202.92.94 | Cases designed to protect and transport compact disks (CD's), CD Rom disks, CD players, cassette players, and/or cassettes | 17.6% |
| 4202.92.97 | Other: other | 17.6% |
| 4202.99.10 | Of materials (other than leather, composition leather, sheeting of plastics, textile materials, vulcanized fiber or paperboard) wholly or mainly covered with paper: of plastics | 3.4% |
| 4202.99.20 | Not lined with textile fabrics | 4.3% |
| 4202.99.30 | Lined with textile fabrics | Free |
| 4202.99.50 | Of materials (other than leather, composition leather, sheeting of plastics, textile materials, vulcanized fiber or paperboard) wholly or mainly covered with paper: other | 7.8% |
| 4202.99.90 | Other: other | 20% |